Within a pair of columns is the view of the corner of a library. There is an armed chair at the forefront of two large bookcases filled with books. Framed images and statuettes are above. Further above is the motto Fructu Arbor Cognoscitur. Below, at the forefront of the image, is a shield featuring the initials of the bookplate's owner. A knight's helmet is at the helm.
A coat of arms featuring a fruit tree debruised by a fess with three spotted roundels. At the helm, surrounded by mantling much larger than the shield, is a knight's helmet. A flaming heart atop a torse is at the crest. At the top is the motto Ex Corde Charitas.
Subject (Name):
George Watson's College Library and Watson, George
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Libraries, Medical colleges, Shield, and Tree
A caduceus surrounded by a decorative border is at center, with several books and a quill pen and inkwell beneath it. At the bottom center of the plate reads Minneapolis, Minn.
Two classical figures stand on either side of a view of the interior of a library with its shelves filled with books and an arm chair on the right. Putti are shown in the foreground and in the image in various stages of engagement with books. In the banner above the dome of the alcove in the library reads 'Utile dulci'.
Description:
Title from caption in image., Place and date of creation inscribed below banner., and For further information, consult library staff.